CFA is the largest cat registry in the world and TICA is one of the fastest growing cat registries.

Many cat breeders, especially in North America, find themselves registering and showing in both organizations—but there are quite a few differences between how the two organizations register and show pedigreed cats.

The table below outlines the major differences between CFA and TICA.

Basic Differences Between CFA and TICA

Category

CFA

TICA

Registration or Organizational Differences

Membership

Member clubs

No individual voting

Individual or family membership

and voting

# Regions in US/Canada

7

8

International Regions

Japan

Europe

International Division
(Africa, Asia and Latin America)

South America

Northern Europe

Southern Europe

Europe West

Asia

Registration based on:

Genotype
The cat is the breed only if the parents are the same breed or an allowable outcross, regardless of appearance

Phenotype
The cat is the breed it looks like
regardless of the parent breed

Official Publications

The Online Almanac includes a one-year subscription (6 issues) to the print magazine, CatTalk.

Cat Talk is published every 2 months.

The TICA TREND, print magazine

Published every 2 months.

Breeds Judged in Different Groups

Breeds recognized in
one registry
that are not recognized in the other